Education
Programs
You may search for student programs below.
- For programs that come to you, see the Outreach section.
- To find programs open to the general public, search our Programs & Events.
| Title | Program Type | Description | Dates Available |
|---|---|---|---|
Exploring the World Marketplace |
Living Conservatory | Experience what can happen when forest resources are unevenly distributed around the world and explore some tradeoffs of resource use. | October 1, 2012 - May 30, 2013 |
Animal Life Cycles |
Curiosity Classes | Explore the life cycles of five major groups of animals: amphibians, reptiles, mammals, birds and insects. | October 2, 2012 - May 31, 2013 |
Tropical Bugs and their North Carolina Cousins |
Living Conservatory | Learn about the unique natural histories and unusual adaptations of several tropical arthropods and their North Carolina counterparts. | October 1, 2012 - May 30, 2013 |
Biodiversity of the New World Tropics |
Living Conservatory | Observe live plants and animals characteristic of a Central American dry tropical forest . | October 1, 2012 - May 30, 2013 |
Bugs & Slugs |
Discovery Room | Join us for a friendly safari in search of the strangest backyard invertebrates. | October 2, 2012 - June 28, 2013 |
Buds, Bark and Berries: A Tree Program |
Interactive Video Conferencing | Explore the parts of a tree, their function and a variety of adaptations trees exhibit. Photosynthesis, seed dispersal, and germination will be reviewed. | year-round |
Green Plants |
Curiosity Classes | Examine the lives of green plants through hands-on activities and role-playing. | October 2, 2012 - May 31, 2013 |
Bringing the Outdoors In: Why and How? |
Living Conservatory | Explore the connections - shared species, products, and the global environment - that North Carolina has to the New World tropics. | October 1, 2012 - May 30, 2013 |
Your Backyard in Fall, Winter, Spring or Summer |
Discovery Room | Meet live backyard animals such as box turtles, rabbits and snakes. | October 2, 2012 - June 28, 2013 |
North Carolina Geology |
iLab | Work in teams to examine typical North Carolina rocks and practice classifying them. | October 2, 2012 - May 31, 2013 |
Dinosaurs Roar! |
Discovery Room | Take a pretend field trip back to the time of dinosaurs. | October 2, 2012 - June 28, 2013 |
Beaver Ponds |
Discovery Room | Meet wet creatures such as dragonfly nymphs, frogs, tadpoles and turtles, that live in or near the pond. | October 2, 2012 - June 28, 2013 |
Adaptations in Birds and Mammals |
iLab | Using specimens from bird and mammal collections, students analyze the similarities and differences in anatomy, form and function between these animal groups. | October 2, 2012 - May 31, 2013 |
Animal Detectives |
Curiosity Classes | Working in teams, students use observation skills and field guides to identify live animals and to investigate the adaptations these animals possess for survival. | October 2, 2012 - May 31, 2013 |
Investigating an Ecosystem |
Curiosity Classes | Investigate the interdependence of plants and animals in ecosystems. | October 2, 2012 - May 31, 2013 |
Reptiles |
Curiosity Classes | Compare turtles, alligators, lizards and snakes to learn about reptiles and how they live. | October 2, 2012 - May 31, 2013 |
Rocks Stories |
Discovery Room | Share a journey through time with three rocks: metamorphic, igneous and sedimentary. | October 2, 2012 - June 28, 2013 |
Discovering Dinosaurs |
Interactive Video Conferencing | What is a fossil? What dinosaur fossils have we found? How do we use these fossils to develop an understanding of dinosaurs and how they lived? | year-round |
Discovery Room: Parent-Led Programs |
Discovery Room | Your children may be too young for a structured school program, but they are never too young to enjoy and explore the Discovery Room. | October 2, 2012 - June 28, 2013 |
Making a Global Connection |
Living Conservatory | Discuss human population growth and its impact on environmental quality and Earth's natural resources. Participate in a hands-on activity followed by a visit to the Living Conservatory, which models a dry tropical forest, a rapidly disappearing ecosystem | October 1, 2012 - May 30, 2013 |
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